The Eastern Church sees man’s task during this earthly existence as one of growing in his relationship and communion with God through his growing and relationship with his fellowmen. As he perfects his ability to unconditionally love and forgive others … Continue reading
Category Archives: ACQUIRING THE MIND OF CHRIST
While the Eastern Church sees Christ as the One Who gave His life as a ransom for many, it sees it in a different way that the Western Church. St. Athanasius the Great states that Christ is the ransom that … Continue reading
I would continue sharing thoughts about acquiring of the Mind of Christ. I have been sharing the thoughts of St. Anselm, whose thoughts Western Christianity has embraced. They are different from those thoughts of the Fathers of the Eastern Church. … Continue reading
In order to acquire the mind of Christ, we must learn how to embrace the vision He had about human life. This involves our understanding of why God became a human being. It seems that several different versions of Jesus’ … Continue reading
In this article I have been reflecting on the fact that in order to acquire the mind of Christ we must become fully engaged in prayer. The Gospels repeatedly tell us that Jesus went off by Himself to pray. Communication … Continue reading
How does God speak to us? I suggested, in the last issue of this article, that He might speak to us in the new “insights” we get when we are praying or meditating. Sometimes it may be a verse from … Continue reading
Acquiring the “mind” of Christ requires us to first develop the habit of prayer. If we are to start the task of prayer, we must immediately begin and not procrastinate. We should not be motivated by a lot of excitement … Continue reading
In the last issue of the article, I began sharing thoughts about prayer being essential not only for salvation, which indeed is achieved by acquiring the mind of Christ. The Apostle Paul exhorts all Christians to “pray without ceasing”. This … Continue reading
I shared, in the last issue, the simple fact that prayer is essential for salvation. Prayer seems to generate further prayer. The Holy Scriptures tell us that “God grants prayer to the one who prays.” Our task is to begin … Continue reading
To acquire the mind of Christ, we must begin to think in the following way. We must say that we truly believe that in the Church, the Kingdom is present and revealed, but yet to be consummated. We must sense … Continue reading